This site is a sort of museum in cyberspace full of odds and ends about life in Budleigh Salterton.
It celebrates among other things the connection between our corner of East Devon - birthplace of both Sir Walter Raleigh and Roger Conant, founder of Salem, Massachusetts - and the United States of America.
The site was inspired by the friendship link established in 2001 with the Cape Cod community of Brewster.

Saturday, 15 September 2012

A Literary Walk, exploring the writers, scientists and artists who have lived in or written about Budleigh Salterton.The
first Walk will take place on Wednesday 19 September 2012 at 10.00 am
starting from Fairlynch Museum Garden at 27 Fore Street. A second Walk will start in the
afternoon at 2.30 pm.Some
of the writers associated with Budleigh are justly famous. Many of them
reveal unexpected insights into the town and its people which are not
widely known. Other writers are not at all well known but their fascinating and sometimes eccentric lives make entertaining reading. The first Walk with Words took place in 2011 as a prelude to Budleigh Salterton's Literary Festival.The Walk is free, but donations are welcomed.

About Me

Born in 1946, in Birmingham UK, of Scottish-Irish parentage, and brought up as a Roman Catholic. Early education may have driven me into teaching, in the belief that schools should offer a more enjoyable experience for children. Studied French at London University, specialising in 16th century literature. Then came 34 years of teaching French, along with red herrings and common sense, at Oundle School, Northamptonshire. Published articles in Etudes Rabelaisiennes, (a long time ago), and a couple of books - one big 'Oundle's War' (1995) - and one small 'The Scientist in The Cottage' (2013) - a biography of Henry Carter FRS (1813-95). Dabbles, and some people say meddles, in many areas. A passionate gardener, moved to Devon partly to grow ericaceous plants more easily. Other interests include family, cycling, walking, photography, reading, music, studying butterflies, chopping wood, DIY, playing on the scaffold tower, and networking for the Greater Good. Married to Anthea for over 40 years. Three children: Emily, Simeon and Rosanna, three granddaughters and two Bengal cats. Like an increasing number of my friends of my generation, I'm a cancer survivor – I hope!